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Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park)

Highmark Stadium is a stadium in Orchard Park, United States. Its recorded capacity is 71,608.

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Highmark Stadium
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Key facts

Highmark Stadium is a stadium in Orchard Park, United States. Its recorded capacity is 71,608. It is owned by Erie County and Nassau County, New York. It is operated by Pegula Sports and Entertainment and Buffalo Bills. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bills 1973–2025, Syracuse Orange football 1979.

Location
Orchard Park, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
71,608
Opened
Not recorded
Status
Active
Current owner
Erie County, Nassau County, New York
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
4
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Location of Highmark Stadium
Highmark Stadium

Highmark Stadium is at latitude 42.773611, longitude -78.786944, in Orchard Park, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Highmark Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude42.773611
Longitude-78.786944
CityOrchard Park
RegionOrchard Park
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Highmark Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Highmark Stadium
201620212026New Era Field (2016 to present)Bills Stadium (2020 to present)Highmark Stadium (2021 to present)

Highmark Stadium has carried 5 recorded names. Ralph Wilson Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Rich Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. New Era Field (no sponsor) ran 2016 to present. Bills Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2020 to present. Highmark Stadium (sponsor: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield) ran 2021 to present.

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Every recorded name of Highmark Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Ralph Wilson StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Rich StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
New Era FieldNone2016 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Bills StadiumNone2020 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Highmark StadiumHighmark Blue Cross Blue Shield2021 to presentNot published10 yearsWikipedia, with citationSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Highmark Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerErie CountyPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerNassau County, New YorkPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorPegula Sports and EntertainmentPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorBuffalo BillsPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Highmark Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Buffalo BillsNational Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Buffalo Bills 1973–2025National Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Syracuse Orange football 1979National Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

25 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Highmark Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set25832026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set1542026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set350102026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set33592026-09
23 September 2026venuesname_currentRalph Wilson StadiumHighmark Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026sponsorships(created)not set872026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHighmark Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setBills Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNew Era Field2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setRich Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setRalph Wilson Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set312942026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set312932026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set312922026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set246412026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set246402026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set246392026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13742598862026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13742598862026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleRalph_Wilson_StadiumRalph Wilson Stadium2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Ralph Wilson Stadium (revision 1374259886). Wikidata item: Q1475645.

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